Secretariat Chief of Staff met with former US Ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer to discuss the current political situation and international cooperation, the president press office reports.

Oleh Rybachuk said ourmajor political forces had supported the Euro-Atlantic course, “which should help Ukraine fully implement the Ukraine-EU Action plan on time.”

He characterized the country’s WTO accession as one of the strategic goals in 2006.

“Chances of signing a free trade agreement with the EU and also the pace of our integration into the world’s economic system and the country’s investment attractiveness depend on this (Ukraine's accession into WTO - ed.)," he said.

Then Oleh Rybachuk and Mr. Pifer discussed Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic prospects. The chief of staff said the country’s dialogue with NATO should be intensified.

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